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Membership
Currently, CMB has 30 active and engaged members across 6 Colleges at the University of Kentucky. Center Members focus on various muscles with active research programs in areas including:
AGING - SEPSIS - HEART FAILURE - METABOLIC DISEASES - ARTHRITIS - CANCER - INJURY - EXERCISE
Comprised of both basic and clinical researchers, the CMB interacts with the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), Sanders Brown Center on Aging, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and Markey Cancer Center, positioning us well for new translational programs and clinical trials.
Membership
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | CONTACT |
| Francisco H. Andrade, PhD |
Physiology |
paco.andrade@uky.edu |
| Babak Bazrgari, PhD | Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering |
babak.bazrgari@uky.edu |
| Lance Bollinger, PhD |
Kinesiology & Health Promotion College of Education |
lance.bollinger@uky.edu |
| Tim Butterfield, PhD |
Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition College of Health Sciences |
tim.butterfield@uky.edu |
| Leigh Ann Callahan, MD |
Internal Medicine (Pulmonary) College of Medicine |
lacall2@uky.edu |
| Kenneth Campbell, PhD |
Physiology College of Medicine |
k.s.campbell@uky.edu |
| Jody Clasey, PhD |
Kinesiology & Health Promotion College of Education |
jlclas0@uky.edu |
| Robin Cooper, PhD |
Biology College of Arts and Sciences |
rlcoop1@uky.edu |
| Brian Delisle, PhD |
Physiology College of Medicine |
brian.delisle@uky.edu |
| Sanda Despa, PhD |
Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences College of Medicine |
s.despa@uky.edu |
| Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD |
Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
eedupo2@uky.edu |
| Christopher Fry, PhD | Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition College of Health Sciences |
cfr223@uky.edu |
| Jean Fry, PhD, RDN | Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition College of Health Sciences |
jfr282@uky.edu |
| Chintan Kikani, PhD | Department of Biology College of Arts & Sciences |
chintan.kikani@uky.edu |
| Kate Kosmac, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
kate.kosmac@uky.edu |
| Charles Lutz, MD, PhD |
Pathology College of Medicine |
ctlutz@uky.edu |
| Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
kpmaye2@uky.edu |
| John McCarthy, PhD |
Physiology College of Medicine |
jjmcca2@uky.edu |
| Carole Moncman |
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry College of Medicine |
carole.moncman@uky.edu |
| Jennifer Moylan, PhD |
Physiology College of Medicine |
jennifer.moylan@uky.edu |
| Michael P. Murphy, PhD |
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry College of Medicine |
mpmurp3@uky.edu |
| Brian Noehren, PhD |
Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
b.noehren@uky.edu |
| Abhijit Patwardhan, PhD |
Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering |
abhijit@uky.edu |
| Charlotte Peterson, PhD |
Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
cpete4@uky.edu |
| Hiroshi Saito, PhD |
Surgery and Physiology College of Medicine |
hiroshi.saito@uky.edu |
| Jonathan Satin, PhD |
Physiology College of Medicine |
jonathan.satin@uky.edu |
| Gerald Supinski, MD |
Internal Medicine (Pulmonary) College of Medicine |
gsupi2@uky.edu |
| D. Travis Thomas, PhD |
Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition College of Health Sciences |
david.t.thomas@uky.edu |
| Tim Uhl, PhD |
Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
tluhl2@uky.edu |
| Kristine Urschel, PhD |
Animal and Food Sciences College of Agriculture |
klurschel@uky.edu |
| R. Grace Walton, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences |
r.grace.walton@uky.edu |
| Guoqiang Yu, PhD |
Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering |
guoqiang.yu@uky.edu |
Muscles Studied
Center Members' research involves the study of various muscle groups, such as skeletal, cardiac, diaphragm, laryngeal, tongue and extraocular. Many research programs study multiple muscles.
